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6 giorni fa · House of Windsor, the royal house of the United Kingdom, which succeeded the house of Hanover on the death of its last monarch, Queen Victoria, on January 22, 1901. The dynasty includes Edward VII (reigned 1901–10), George V (1910–36), Edward VIII (1936), George VI (1936–52), Elizabeth II (1952–2022), and Charles (from 2022).
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
5 giorni fa · On July 17, 1917, King George V issued a royal proclamation changing the name of his royal house from Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to Windsor due to anti-German sentiment during World War I.
2 giorni fa · Edward inherited the throne upon his mother's death in 1901. He played a role in the modernisation of the British Home Fleet and the reorganisation of the British Army after the Second Boer War of 1899–1902. He re-instituted traditional ceremonies as public displays and broadened the range of people with whom royalty socialised.
3 giu 2024 · King George V led the Royal Family through the First World War, oversaw the transition to the House of Windsor, and recognised the British Empire’s Dominions as independent nations.
6 giu 2024 · The House of Windsor became the royal family of the United Kingdom upon the death of Queen Victoria, the last monarch of the House of Hanover, on January 22, 1901. After Victoria’s death, her son, King Edward VII, ascended to the throne and became the first monarch of the House of Windsor.
27 mag 2024 · For over 950 years, Windsor Castle has stood as a powerful symbol of the British monarchy, a fortress that has weathered war and rebellion, hosted diplomatic gatherings that shaped the course of history, and served as the beloved home of generations of kings and queens.
6 giorni fa · If born at Windsor, he would have been in the company of a rather long list of royals being born in or around this royal residence, that was built already around 1070. There could be more, but surely in the Middle Ages the court travelled a lot, and often it is not clear where births took place.
